Biden would've matched up very well against McCain

oberliner

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Mon Jan-21-08 01:59 AM
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Biden would've matched up very well against McCain

I'm sorry he didn't stick around longer. Not sure that enough voters had a chance to give him a serious look.

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frogcycle

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Mon Jan-21-08 02:10 AM
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1. they had all the chance in the world

the vast majority of voters think this is American Idol

Biden would have mopped the floor with any of the pugs, and also is by far the best qualified for the job

the entire process is broken - and toxic, as Gore puts it. Good people like Gore, Biden, Feingold, Clark opt out rather than continue to tilt at windmills

Sanjaya for POTUS!

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oberliner

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Mon Jan-21-08 02:19 AM
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2. He didn't seem to get a whole lot of press coverage

I think if he'd been in that four person debate instead of Richardson, he might've gotten a little more attention.

Who knows?

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frogcycle

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Mon Jan-21-08 04:07 PM
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4. "the voters" had as much chance as i did

I have the same available press coverage as all of them. OK, some don't have HS Internet, cable TV with C-SPAN.

But a ton of people with the same "chance" to see throught the bull opted to memorize the mantra like so many preschoolers learning the alphabet on Sesame Street.

No, it's not that they didn't have a chance; it's that they were brainwashed willingly.

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dtotire

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Mon Jan-21-08 01:42 PM
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3. I think primary process should be scrapped

Go back to when the candidates were nominated in the general convention. The primary process is costly, and doesn't get us the most qualified candidates. The average voter is influenced by the money poured into it, and by name recognition. I believe that professional politicians would end up selecting someone who is highly qualified and electable. Hillary and Obama are probably less electable than someone like Biden, Richardson, or Edwards.

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frogcycle

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Mon Jan-21-08 04:12 PM
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5. well, the "good old days"

weren't all that great either.

Some real dogs have become POTUS over the past couple of centuries.

I agree the current process is an abomination.

Maybe we need to just hire a chief executive like cities who hire a city manager instead of electing a mayor.

The position is supposed to be one of implementing the laws, not making shit up. So downgrade the hell out of it.

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PatSeg

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Mon Jan-21-08 04:57 PM
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6. There are still voters who don't have a clue who he is

He definitely would have been the best candidate to put up against any republican in a general election. The MSM is choosing our candidates for us and they chose to ignore Biden.

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